Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 70.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 70.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1989.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 98th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 33.8% | — |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 34.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 48.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 57.1% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.1% | 70.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 70.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1989.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 98th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release